Return: 10% of the originl investment at the end of year one provided index is above its initial value, 20% at the end of year two, 30% at the end of year three, 40% at the end of year four or 120% of the growth in the index at the end of year five

Guarantee: Original capital returned in full at the end of the term provided the index does not fall by more than 50% without returning to at least its initial value

The boards of the UK commercial property trust, managed by Ignis Investments, and the F&C commercial property trust are considering a merger. If the merger of the £640m F&C trust and the £979m Ignis trust does go ahead, the combined entity would be one of the UK’s biggest listed property companies. Ignis, the asset manager […]

The Conservatives would set up an Economic Crime Agency to replace the Serious Fraud Office and take over responsibilities from other regulators, including the FSA and the Office of Fair Trading. The Tories say the new body would toughen up the Government’s stance on white-collar crime by taking on the powers and responsibilities held by […]

President-elect Trump has suggested withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and ending negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), albeit there is considerable uncertainty over what he will, or even can, do. If one of the main consequences of the election of Donald Trump is US protectionism, it’s worth considering who stands to […]

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A High Court judge says the FCA can submit evidence in a case that could shape how Sipp misselling claims are handled in the future. In the case, which started today, lorry driver Russell Adams alleges Carey Pensions missold him a self-invested personal pension. Carey Pensions is accused of using unregulated introducers to invest Adams’s […]

Studies have found funds can be too big or too small to outperform, suggesting size does matter The assessment of whether to invest in a certain fund is a tricky business. Bearing in mind roughly 90 per cent of active funds do not beat their benchmarks over periods longer than 10 years, the odds are […]

The following sorry verse embodies procrastination on a whole new level: “Hello there, my name’s Phil; I rap like a small bear writing a will [diligently]; Estate-planning, ninja-whooping IHT; Shame I’m not as bizzie [urban affectation] with the RLP.” These words were penned in response to my father’s short verse sent to me, after the […]